There has been a lot of talk about the possibility of Hideki Kamiya’s Platinum Games becoming a Nintendo second party studio, but today the rather blunt developer seems to have changed tune.
In a wide-ranging interview with IGN, game developer legend Hideki Kamiya reveals why he left Bayonetta maker PlatinumGames and what's next.
Long shot here but with him out of the picture... MS could get PG to finish Scalebound. As it is, the project was shelved and Ms still had all the work they had done up to that point. HK's mismanagement of multiple projects is what caused MS to pull the plug, but I feel they still wanted to get it done at some point.
“My work with Platinum Games was based on a relationship of trust with the company. I decided to leave because I felt that the direction the company was heading in was different from my beliefs as a developer. Without that element of trust, I couldn’t continue working there, and so I left, so that I could continue working in what I consider to be the right way.
“I don't think of games as products, but rather as works of art. I want to put my artistry into games and deliver games that could only be made by Hideki Kamiya, so that players can enjoy Hideki Kamiya games exactly as they are. I decided to leave the company and forge my own path, to continue making games that reflect the developers who made them.”
Legendary developer Hideki Kamiya said that he'd like to make new Viewtiful Joe and Okami games with Capcom, he commented on the future of Bayonetta and on the possibility of collaborating with other creators like Tomonobu Itagaki.
please no more viewtiful joe; game was cool the first time but i really dislike the whole look and attitude of it.
either make a new okami or a new ip
I want a new Viewtiful Joe as well, and also Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2 remade from the ground up for Switch. 😎
i hope he quits the bs of cramming minigames in his games that deter replay value and distract from the main course
Hideki Kamiya will be leaving PlatinumGames on October 12, 2023.
Phil better have that check ready. Hideki expertise and knowledge would be a great asset to the Xbox team and can possibly bring growth in the Asia region.
How sudden, I wonder what changed.
Maybe after the certain story choices and direction for Bayonetta 3 they can hopefully make it more like the first two games.
i've always felt platinum games lack of growth/failures can be traced back to kamiya. He seems like a very troublesome person to work with
It would be a shame to lose a company like Platinum games to someone like... Nintendo
good article, can't w8 for B2 X1 and ps4
Hopefully Platinum don't get bombed with death threats again.
I have learned being bias to something is the real poison, I admit, i have been bias in the past and i am ashamed for it. Love everything and enemies turn into friends, one love and respect.
We are all energy in this world and we are connected. Give good vibes and respect and the rest will take care of itself.
If you take a moment to realize that everything in our culture is this vs that, don't fall for it.
I always sort of imagined that would be the case. They have a history with Microsoft and Sony as well.
So I wouldn't mind at all. I would just expect Platinum to actively support the Wii U along with other systems. Nintendo has really went out of their way to establish a good relationship with them, and it would be a shame to see those efforts go to waste. From what I hear, Nintendo's been very good to them.
As for Bayonetta, I have no idea what would happen to that in terms of a possible port. Nor do I care, really.